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PAGE 2 THE I.ANCE NOVEMBER 19. lag;; LIMBO By BABY‘ I heard something today, babe, that was so completely unreal and beyond my comprehension - and belief—that I thought may. be I was hearing a retelling of some badly written science fic tion. But what I heard was true- it was something that really hap pened on this campus, and if, in essence, it does not stand as a threat to the entire student body, then the student body must be resigned to being no more than standardized tickets en route through a flawlessly operating I. B. M. We are involved in a college, with all that implies, we are, as we will be hearing for the rest of our lives, a part of it, and it • is a part of us. We are subject to all facets of this college - its curriculum, its faculty, its administration, its goals, and its rules. Ideally, the school is, in turn, subject to the student body and our reactions. (Without reactions, why a student body?) Some reactions are, to a cer tain extent, cultivated, but our original, innate, and for the most part most sincere reactions are spontaneous. A man is regulat ed by institution and establish ment only to a certain extent, and then his spontaneity becomes his initial driving force. This does not refer to his instincts as a genus of class mammalia, but to his needs and tastes as a human being - his sensitivity - his humanizing factor. And this factor is something which the student particularly should pro tect, as it is, at this time, under going its most intense period of development. Well the word is out that there is no place on this campus for spontaneity. How this could be suggested with any degree of sin cerity is beyond me. There is a STAGGERING amount of room at St. Andrews for spontaneity. I’d like to ask the question what continued on page 3 Campus Orb. by bill shomo LOOKING BACK I was pleasantly surprised to see some letters to the Lance printed in the last issue of the paper. Not that I agree with all of them, which of course is my privilege, but they indicated an interest of what is being done and what is being said here at St. Andrews. I am disappointed though in the fact that there were no letters addressed to this column. There fore I could almost say that I have the entire student body’s tacit consent to the things I have said. Either this is the case or no one reads this column, I might draw the for. mer conclusions by showing you a few examples. For instance, the condition of the snack bar has changed very little in the past few weeks. Either those of you who read my article on the snackbar agree with my views but don't really give a damn about the condition of the snackbar, or you have different views or don’t care to express them publically.* or you don't know what a trash can is. Now the outcome of the war in Vietnam doesn't depend on whether Myrtle took her cof. fee cup back to the counter or not but having to shove aside a ton of trash does say something to me, it says that some people here at St. Andrews just don't care. Don't you care or ever wonder why we haven't heard further in. formation on the progress of the new gym? Don't you care or won. der why WSAP hasn’t been able to get into all of the boys dorms as well as it should? It’s your money that’s being spent for the radio station, you should won der, And doesn’t anybody even care about small things such as why the heck somebody fix the change machine in the snack room in the L. A. building? College life is supposedly set in a volatile environment. We are being taught to think, to reason, to make judgements and decisions. If we are making these decisions and judgements, continued on page 3 Faculty Forum By DR. CARL BENNET I am supposed to be writ ing about Dr. P. K. Banerjee of India, and in a way I will be. But my real interest during the visit of this distinguished repre sentative of the world’s largest democracy was the students of St. Andrews and the way they played host to him. In the first place I was im pressed with the way the audience looked from my vantage point on the lecture platform in the Ar mory Tuesday night. Dr, Baner- jee’s government this week is sending him to Moscow and other points behind the Iron Curtain. He will carry with him the sharp image of several hundred smart ly dressed St. Andrews students and a sprinkling of townspeople and a pair of his own country men, teachers in a nearby college who drove to hear him. EDITOR-IN-CHIEP MANAGING EDITOR _ BUSINESS MANAGER SPECIAL ASSISTANT Meredythe Lawrence Brian Weger Jim Dallas Trish Sharman EDITORIAL STAFF ACADEMIC EDITOR Elizabeth Finlator SOCIAL EDITORS Judy Hough. Jane Wright SPORTS EDITOR Ed Butterworth CONSERVATORY EDITOR Bonnie WllUams SPECIAL COLUMNS Bob Anderson Lynn Leverton, Yibbett Phillips, Bill Shcnno, I Henry Steele Jeep Mullinix PHOTOGRAPHERS Gray Clark, Bill Barry, CARTOONIST — Pranlr Joerg STAFF WRITERS AND REPORTERS: Selvla Beam, Gloria Bell, David Betts, Anne Bottoms, Barbara Boy, Nancy Buxton, Carol Chapman, Linda Cur tis, Nancy Dixon, Miriam Fisher, J. D. Gwynn, Karen Harrison, Gwen Horton, Bonnie Jackson, Mary Leslie James, Frank Jocrg, Lucylle Keylon, Vickie McCann, Mary Lynne McKenzie, Brenda Miller, Margaret Offten- dlnger, Barbara Rappold, Delores Rasnick, Linda Susong, Janet Sperling. Jane Talley, Mary Todd. Charma Walker, Elizabeth Ward, Emelda Williams, Joe Junod. BCSINK8S STAFF Rrenda Miller, Mary Lynne McKenzie, Barbara Rftnwrfd. Charma Walker, Mary Beth Anderson. Opinlmis expressed in letters to the Editor and In sign ed ^Mmns are not necessarily those of The LANCE. Let- ten the Editor should be brief and must be Mamec will be withheld upcm request. I was also impressed with the way our students listened, in spite of the maddening eccentricities of the public address system. They patiently endured the nerve- wracking buzz and whistle of the system in order to follow Dr, Banerjee’s quietly modulated voice as he dispassionately pre sented the Indian view of the situation in India, China, and Pak istan. Impressive too was the unob trusive efficiency of the students who handled the electronic mysteries of taping Dr. Baner jee’s speech and who snapped the photographs during and after the program. I was impressed with the warmth of the applause that came at the end of Dr. Banerjee’s talk, and I was impressed with the depth and precision of the questions put to the guest by freshmen as well as by upper classmen. I was impressed at the inten sity and the pertinacity of the dis cussion afterwards between Dr. Baner jee and those who lingered, I was impressedby the patience of the I. R. C. members and their guests, the junior C & C group, when on Monday night the speak er arrived too late from his ap pointments in Raleigh; and I was impressed with the intelligent efforts of Professor David Mc Lean’s anthropology class on Tuesday morning as they sought to draw out Dr. Banerjee on current social practices in India. I was impressed with Profes sor Robert Gustafson’s smooth , handling of the visitor ’ s schedule. The tricky details of preliminary correspondence, the chores of arranging hospitality and of fit ting the intricate schedule to gether are matters little known or appreciated except by those few who have had similar respon sibilities. I was impressed, finally, at the way Dr. Banerjee responded to St. Andrews and at his candid statement that he would like to pay a return visit sometime. It meant something to have on campus a man who has been act ive at strategic posts like Saigon and Tokyo and Peking and Wash ington. I believe also that it meant something to Dr, Banerjee to visit St. Andrews. Letters To The Editor The Editor THE LANCE Campus Dear Editor: The church is certainly doing a great job of being anything but relavent to our present social problems. Protestantism in particular has become molded to fit middle-class ideals. The cry is either for “ ‘peace,peace’ when there is no peace;” or the efforts that are being directed toward society’s ills are simply attempts to “heal the wounds of the people lightly” by remedies that do not touch at the root of the problem. The protestant epic with its emphasis on individualism in cludes a belief accentuated by the Puritians that “those who suc ceed are in God’s favor, and those who fail are in God’s disfavor.” This presents a simple outlook on the less fortunate of society and leaves the Christian con science unclouded so that more souls can be saved. Someone may decide to break away from this archaic pattern and attempt to remedy the problems of society, but, more often than not, the natural inclina tion is “to put a band-aid on the cut rather than pulling out the nail which caused the injury,” Or perhaps the emphasis is placed on curing individuals of their personal sins such as adultery or drinking rather than curing social sins such as racial discrimination or the population explosion. Perhaps the subject of Christian witness should be discussed more deeply in an attempt to find an effective application of this con cept so that the church can be truly relavent to our present status quo, and to hell with every thing else. Sincerely, Lloyd F. Reese Dear Editor: In the last issue of The Lance, a letter was printed from a student criticizing the paper,two columns in particular. The criti cism was received, it not joy ously, with at least a certain amount of appreciation. For it was the first recognition of the column received to date. The writer of the letter felt that the opinions expressed in Freshman Feelings were exclusively those of its two authors. To a great extent this is true; we have no other opinions to comment on. Some weeks ago, the post office box number of both Preston Tinsly and myself were published, in the hopes that fresh men would use this as an outlet for their mumbled complaints. However, to date, no complaints, opinions, or compliments have been received. I am sure that the administration are pleased to see that the lot of the 300 freshmen is so idyllic that they have no complaints. Or are we so apathetic that to make an effort to correct anything we feel needs corrected, no matter how minute. What about the orientation meetings? An abund ance of verbal complaints were heard, but never anything con crete. In regard to Mr. Devlin, I feel he unfairly criticized the entire column by selecting one part icular issue and criticizing that, I feel we have expressed the un- concious feelings of the class in previous columns on registration mail box numbers, and C&C tests. Sincerely, Lynn Leverton To The Lance From “An Outsider” Please permit an outsider to make an observation. In the last issue of “The Lance” it seemed to indicate, from the “Limbo” point of view, some confusion concerning signing out, I am continually amazed by the handbook and related material with regard to the absence of a great set of rules which govern student life; particularly over nights and week-ends. It would seem to me that the students cer tainly get the benefit of the doubt if there is any. It seems that you as students have the opportunity to assume this trust semingly being offered by the absence of “Rules ” by realizing the re sponsibility that is and neces sarily has to be involved. If you are not able and/or willing to do so, then you force the “Rules” to be made and lose your opportunity for responsi bility other than by following a set of Rules. If you don’t act as a student body to protect this trust as responsible stu dents, then you force the in evitable. Perhaps some dialogue between students and the Student Affairs Office would be heljtful. Freedom without Rules bears great responsibility. I believe you can assume it. “Baby” has asked for an an swer from our office with re gulations found on pages B-20 and B-21 of the current handbook. This clearly states the re. gulations for both men and wo. men with regard to either sped, flc signing in and out or “keep, (ingj his or her Residence Dl. rector informed when planning to spend a night or weekend away from the regular place of resl- dence." And why don’t men sign out after 8:00? They just don't- never have and probably never will. More often than not, men students can be located through women students' sign out cards in case of emergencies during the week. Otherwise, I sup- pose It’s just the old tile of the ‘stronger sex’ having more free, dom In another specific area. Men just DO have more free, dom . as children at home and as adults in college • and there is no truly “hole.proof" rationale behind this custom or practice. As to housepartles and motel parties without chaperones? We have no specific regulation against this sort of thing as do most colleges and universities, but if students are questioning this as much as has been evi. denced thus far this year, then perhaps they lack the ability to operate within the framework which St, Andrews lias fought hard to maintain .. one of chal. lenge rather than limitations; hopefully, one In which students will choose wisely from the op portunities presented them. Ideally, students should realize that chaperones are highly ad- vlsable • for the protection of their own reputations. They don't care about their own re putations? THEN it becomes our business, for we DO care about their own reputations and the fact that they are St, An drews students. What does it mean that St, Andrews is a church.related school, and how much do we owe, to the percentage of students who are here mainly because they or their guardians specifically se. lected a churcturelated school? Perhaps this has little to do with the students who actually are here. Nonetheless, we are not a university and do not aim or profess to be; therefore, some differences may be expected and
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